# Mahawela GN division, Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District

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Grama Niladhari division · Yatawatta DS Division 

# Mahawela

Mahawela is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province. It covers **0.28 km²**.

- 0.3km²

## Where is Mahawela?

Mahawela lies in [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/), [Matale District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Mahawela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/mahawela-west/), [Mathale North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/mathale-north/), [Rathalawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/rathalawewa/) and [Thembilideniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/thembilideniya/). By area it is the 13426th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Yatawatta DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/matale/yatawatta/). The centre of Mahawela is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.5830° N, 80.6133° E. Local names: මහවෙල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Mahawela and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matale District, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 1,645 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (279 mm) and the driest Jul (62 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 23 116 

Feb 24 89 

Mar 26 96 

Apr 27 154 

May 26 133 

Jun 26 73 

Jul 25 62 

Aug 26 70 

Sep 26 101 

Oct 25 228 

Nov 24 279 

Dec 23 243 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mahawela

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden · Dimbulgamuwa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.60313&mlon=80.63251#map=17/7.60313/80.63251) 

Bank Co Op Rural Bank · Walliwela 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57824&mlon=80.62666#map=17/7.57824/80.62666) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Wewegedara 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54878&mlon=80.49306#map=17/7.54878/80.49306) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola · Pallepola North 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.62759&mlon=80.60579#map=17/7.62759/80.60579) 

Hotel Birds Garden Villa · Kavudupelella 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58299&mlon=80.62734#map=17/7.58299/80.62734) 

Mall Cargills Food City · Dodangolla 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36431&mlon=80.61603#map=17/7.36431/80.61603) 

School Kawdupelella Kalaimahal T.M.V · Walliwela 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.57694&mlon=80.62519#map=17/7.57694/80.62519) 

College Weera Keppetipola National College Akuramboda,Matale · Akuramboda 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.64942&mlon=80.60150#map=17/7.64942/80.60150) 

Police station Mahawela Police Station · Thembilideniya 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.58936&mlon=80.61020#map=17/7.58936/80.61020) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other GN divisions in Yatawatta DS Division

- Alokagama
- Aluthgama
- Aluthgama North
- Ambanpola
- Asgiri Dorakumbura
- Asgiri Dorakumbura East
- Daluwela
- Dangan Place
- Deevilla
- Deevilla North
- Deevilla South
- Delgolla
- Dikkumbura
- Dikkumbura West
- Dullewa
- Dullewa East
- Ethipallawala
- Ethipola
- Ethipola West
- Galagama
- Galaliyadda
- Gammulla
- Idangama
- Kavudupelella
- LK2215285
- Lakshahena
- Madadeniya
- Mahawela West
- Maligathenna
- Mathalapitiya
- Mathalapitiya South
- Mathale North
- Mediyapola
- Mottuwela
- Muruthawatta
- Nagolla
- Nikagolla
- Nikagolla North
- Pamunuwa
- Polwatta
- Rathalawewa
- Rathninda
- Selagama
- Selagama East
- Thalgahagoda
- Thembilideniya
- Udagama
- Udagama West
- Udasgiriya
- Unaweruwa
- Urulewatta
- Walawela
- Walpola
- Wattegedara
- Yatawatta

## Quick answers

- Where is Mahawela?In Yatawatta DS Division, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Mahawela?Mahawela West, Mathale North, Rathalawewa and Thembilideniya
- What is the best time to visit Mahawela?January to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mahawela?Iswara Ayurvedic Village and Spice Garden, about 3.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mahawela?Co Op Rural Bank, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mahawela?People's Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mahawela?Lanka IOC Petrol Station -Pallepola, about 5.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mahawela?LK2215035 (OCHA common operational dataset)